Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today received his first vaccine dose for COVID-19 at SSM Health in Madison. At 69 years old, the governor received the vaccine as a member of the eligible population under the state’s currently eligible populations which includes individuals over the age of 65. First Lady Kathy Evers received

Joint statement from members of the Milwaukee Common Council: Alderman Cavalier Johnson, Alderman Jose G. Perez, Alderman Ashanti Hamilton, Alderman Robert J. Bauman, Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa, Alderman Michael J. Murphy, Alderwoman Nikiya Dodd, Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic, Alderman Khalif J. Rainey, Alderwoman Chantia Lewis, Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II and Alderman

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has received a $171,701 grant to develop Wisconsin’s implementation plan for 988, the new calling code that will launch in July 2022 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a free service that helps people in emotional distress. A coalition organized by DHS is

“With the American Rescue Plan, we are taking strong action to secure needed relief with working people in mind, not the wealthy and well-connected. Critically, we are delivering survival payments that will help working people and their families pay (and backpay) bills and buy necessities,, supporting access to affordable health

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – announced on Friday its opposition to Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to allow counties and many municipalities to increase the sales tax. Wisconsin currently allows counties to impose an additional 0.5 percent tax on top of

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin applauded the inclusion of language from her Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act in the budget reconciliation legislation that passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday. Baldwin’s reform aims to dramatically scale up our nation’s efforts to track coronavirus variants. The Energy and Commerce Committee

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will meet virtually on Monday for a Special Meeting to discuss the next steps to establish a wolf hunt in Wisconsin in 2021. The virtual meeting will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 15, originating from the Public Meeting Room G09, State Natural

MILWAUKEE…Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) President, Tim Sheehy, expressed support for a proposal unveiled by Governor Tony Evers today which would allow counties and large municipalities to seek referendum approval for an additional half cent local sales tax. “For more than a decade, MMAC has been working to find

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced his 2021-23 biennial budget proposal will include a plan to enhance local control and give communities around Wisconsin the tools they need to be successful and to make critical investments in local roads, direct services, maintenance, public safety, and public health. “From the

CHIPPEWA FALLS – Election results are in from the Wisconsin Farmers Union’s 90th Annual Convention, which was held virtually January 30-31. Convention delegates voted on policy priorities and candidates by mail-in ballot, with results tallied this week at the family farm organization’s state headquarters in Chippewa Falls. The following 2021 Special Orders